Comments on: The Big Move

By: dana

dana — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:44:54 +0000

That is sooo exciting.. a big girl bed!! YAY….

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 22:24:43 +0000

With my daughter we did a toddler bed first. Then with my son we went straight to a twin bed…he was the climber of the two! Both worked well!

By: Heidi

Heidi — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 17:18:48 +0000

Ug! I am having the same dilema, can’t wait to read all of your comments. My son is 19 mo. & IS crawling out of his bed repeatedly (but it usually contains him) I am afraid he will ALWAYS get out if we take it down. PS – I am going for a toddler bed for awhile. I always wante him to have some cool firetuck or racecar bed. It’s my own selfish reasons.

By: Anna

Anna — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:10:08 +0000

Thanks for stopping by my site last night! I don’t really have any advice for you about the crib situation, because I haven’t had to go through that myself yet, but good luck with whatever you end up choosing!

Looking forward to visiting your site again!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:01:09 +0000

Avery is 22 months old too and I have been thinking of this as well – trying to decide what to do. He has not tried to climb out of his crib either (which surprises me because he likes to climb).. I think his crib turns into a daybed and I thinking that maybe I will do that and put up a bed rail on the other side just to get him used to one side being “gone” and see how that goes. My only concern is he flips and flops in his crib and of course the rails keep him in. And then the thought of him getting out of the bed to play in his room instead of sleeping.
I think we may end up going to the twin/full bed (I am guessing his converts??) soon because he is getting about too long for his crib mattress…
But for now I am just keeping him in the crib – I have heard to keep them in there as long as you can!!

By: mama meji

mama meji — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 07:59:42 +0000

Matt has always slept with me. He didn’t like the crib. We used to sleep on a mattress on our floor (after Matt nearly fell off our old bed) but about 4 months ago, we moved to a bigger bed. For few nights, I had trouble sleeping because I had to watch Matt (it seems like he still felt like sleeping on the mattress on the floor) but after a time, Matt has adjusted and it’s all fine now. Goodluck on your big move. I know Hailey will get used to it in no time.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 03:02:30 +0000

We’re actually thinking about this for Matthew too. The other night he got his foot stuck between the slats…I had a really hard time getting it unstuck! Our crib converts to a youth bed, but we would still have to worry about his foot getting stuck. I had thought about putting the mattress on the floor…or buying a twin bed since he moves around soooooo much! The twin bed seems like a better choice since they are eventually going to need one anyway!

By: Pam

Pam — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:30:49 +0000

We moved Ashlyn when she was two. We put a mattress on the floor and she slept on that for a while. (uhm, it might have been a year that she slept on the mattress on the floor!). Then we put the bed in the room. It is my old bed from when I was a kid and I was worried about her falling out of it. So we did the mattress on the floor. Honestly- that worked really well- she never really fell out of bed- but if she would have- there isn’t far to fall. Plus, it wasn’t anymore expensive- nothing more to buy, didn’t buy a toddler bed, then a regular bed, etc. Her bed is a full bed.

I plan on doing it this way with Riley too. But if I were to put him in a bed right away- I would do a regular bed, not a toddler bed (so I don’t have to buy two bed, the toddler then a regular) and get one of those side rails you can buy for the side.

Good luck with the transition!!

By the way- is Hailey sleeping/staying in her bed any better? Or does she still end up with you? I only ask because if she comes to you, you will want to make sure she can easily get in and out of her bed. That will be helpful for when you potty train too- you will want it to be set up so she can easily get in and out for the bathroom.

By: rachel

rachel — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 00:15:21 +0000

We just put together Max’s big bed. Max has been on a mattress on the floor for a few months and now he is in his big bed, which is a full. I would say do a twin bed and then put up a guard rail. Just a suggestion.